Comments on: Connecticut Chimpanzee Attackhttp://aldf.org/blog/connecticut-chimpanzee-attack/
Winning the Case Against CrueltyWed, 28 Sep 2016 00:01:55 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Eryn Pearsonhttp://aldf.org/blog/connecticut-chimpanzee-attack/#comment-4111
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:40:07 +0000http://aldf.live2.radicaldesigns.org/2009/03/02/connecticut-chimpanzee-attack/#comment-4111I could not agree more with your article!! I remember reading about the attack when it happened and recently saw Oprah’s special featuring the chimp’s victim, Charla Nash. I could not help but to feel an overwhelming sense of sympathy for her. However, an interview with the chimp’s actual owner disappointed me immensely. I was hoping this tragedy would have spurred some common-sense regarding keeping chimps as pets. It seemed to me, that the owner and some other chimp owners consider this more of a “freak accident.” I just don’t understand how this is a freak accident when Travis, the chimp, had a prior history of biting people. Also, there is an abundance of educational resources discussing the characteristics, health, and needs of chimps. I’ve read several times that when chimps reach a certain age they become very difficult to manage. It’s not like this chimp randomly attacked, there were signs. It blows my mind it is legal anywhere to keep a chimp as a pet. They are wild animals and belong in the wild. How many attacks need to occur before people realize they are not pets?? Hopefully, legislative steps will be taken before it’s too late.
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